The Sun. — London, England, 1864-07-06 00:00:00

RO AYL ITALIAN OPERA, Covent-garden. Last Week but Three. Extra Nigh-. Mille. Adelina Patti, Madame Lidiee ; sf. Faure, `Signor Graziani, and z-,ignor M. i io. To-morrow Evening . (Thursday), Jul 7, will be p , !rfortned Gounod s Opera, in five acts, FAUNT E MARGHERITA. Margherita, Mahe. Adeline. P.tti ; Siebe , Madame Didiee Marta, .Mlle. Anese ; 3letisto ee, Fa,ure ; Vale tine, Signor Gr ziani ; Wagner, signor Tagliafice ; and Faust, lii i ;nor Mario. Conductor, Mr. Ccsta. Commence at half past Eight. Pit tickets, 7s. ; amphitheatre tta Is, 103. 6d., 75., atd ss. ; sraphitheatre. - 2s. 6cl. Boxes, stalls, and tickets may be had at the box-olile under the portico of the tbea , re, which is open from ten to five, and at the principa, musicsollas' and h brartans'. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. GRAND SUPPLEMENTAL .NIGHT. Fiitti Appearance rf Madame Harriers Wippern in England. ast Time or ROBE itT L r; DIABLIi TIIIS EVENINd (Wednesday , July t, w,ll be repeated, for the last time, Meyerbeer's chef -cl'uvre, Ito iiElt.T LE DIABLE'. Signor' Garden!, Bettini, Marceilo Junca. Gassier, Bossi ; Morlacchi, Mdlle. Liebha, t, and Madame Harriers WiTh. ern, her fifth appearance in this country. Conductor, Sign-r AB.OITI. Scenic Artist, Mr. William Telbm The I .Incidental Dances invented and arranged by M. ketit. The lacm Cost D umes, from the best with° , ities, by Mr. S. Bay and Miss D_ckenson. The Mise-en-Scene by M. Reinhard. PROSPECTIVE ARRANGEIIENTS. To-morroi.v Eveni , ?; (Thurtd y‘, July 7, and Saturday, July 9.—Special Supplemental Nio-hts.— .511.1tELLA on each occasion. Commence at Half-past Eight. On Sat urda y , the 9th inst. commt nce at Eight o'clock. - Pit Tickets, ; Reserved Box Seats. 105 6d. ; Amphi theatre stalls, is. and is. • Gallery, 2s. 6d. ; Private B,xes, in th ,, Upper Circle, 21s. Box office of the Theatre open daily, from 10 till 6, where places may be secured ; also at Ilitcheil's, bb's, ; Sag o and Other's, Bond-street ; Leader's, Opera Colonnade ; Sam's, St. James's-greet • Cramer, Wood, and Co.'s, and Hammond's. egent-street Prow. e, and Co.'s, Cheapside ; and at Chappell and Co.'s, 50, New Bond-street. THEATRE ROYAL HAYMARKET.- Sole LeSEee and Manager, Mr, Buckstone. For the Benefit of Mr. Buckstone, and Last Night of the Season. THIS EVENING, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Mr. Comp ton, Miss L. Keeley. After which, THE CASTLE OF ANDALUSIA. Messrs. Buckstone, Weiss, Chippendale, Compton. Farrtn, Matthi son, ; Mesdames Weiss, Keely, Zlelly Moore, eco. "With A REGULAR FIX. Mr. Sothern. And THE CHRISTENING. Commence at 7. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. THIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. Paddy O'Raferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, the new pray by John Oxenford, Eel., THE MONASTERY OF S J : Messrs. Vining, 11.31,trs top, J. Nelson, J. IV. Ray, H. Mellon, IV. Robins, Seyton, hapman ; Mrs. H. Manton, and Malle. Stella Lolas. EW THEATRE-ROY AL, ADELP 6.)1s Prontdotor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, SHAKSPEEE'S HOUSE. Mr. J. L, - Toole, Mr. R. Phillips. _ . After which, J_ :s PRIDE : Messrs. B. Webster, J. L. ToJle, P. Bedford, St aart, Stephenson, Romer ; Miss Woolg - ar, alias Denman. Followed by VIE AREA BELLE, with a horrible Tale: 4es:3m j. L. Too:e, P. Bedford, r.. .Come: Miss Woolsar, and Mrs. H. Lewis. Commence at 7, ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. under the Management of Mr. B. WEBSTER. Crowded with rank and fashion. Ec-engagement of those ce ebra cel and popular artistes, Mr. au Mrs. Charles Mathews. Amongst the artists engaged will be bound the popular n mes of Mr. Be,jamin Webster, Mr. Charle- Mathews. Mr. Frank Matthews, Mr. J. L. Toole, Mr. ~. Clarke, Mr. P •ul Bedford, Mr. F. tiobinson. Mr. Asuley, , Mr. J. Johnstone; miss H rbert, Mrs. Frank Matthews, Miss H. zimms, Miss A. Cottrell, Miss Fanny Josephs, Miss Patti Josephs, Miss Wentworth, Mrs. Stirdug, ana Mrs. Chas. Mathews. EVERY EVENING, at 7, A SHEEP IN WOLF'S CLOTHING. Mrs. Stirling, Mr. J. Clarke, and Mr. F. Robinson. At 8, the Comb Draml of USED UP Messrs. C. Mathews, Ashley, J. Johnstone, Montague, W. Chamberlaine ; Miss Patti Josephs, and M s. Frank 3 , tatthews. At. 10, i.iTTLG TODIiLEKINS, Mr. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with BRISTOL DIAMONDS. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Matutws, Mr. Ash cy. Miss Wentworth. On Saturday, July 9, w 11 'be produced FAUST AND MARGUERI I.` e. An Im-morality, by /'. C. Burnan - 1, Esq., in which ➢ir. and Mai Charles .natnews will appear. OPERA. and RACE GLASSES. Fie!d and Yacht Glasses, in every yank y of size, form, and mounting', matchless for their great magnifying power and sharpness of definition. Price, frOm ;SW. each, at CAL. LAGtiAN'S, i. 3 t, New Bond-street, W., corner or Conduit-street. Sole agent for the celebrated race and field glasses and photo graphic len-es made by Veigtlander, tilt nna. Field glasses mane expressly for India. warranted to withstand theg, eatest tropical heat. The new aluminium mounted glasses (as re cently made for H.R.H. the Prince r,f Wales , though of the largest size, weigh but a iew ounce,. pARTS BONNETS for JUNE.—Messrs. JAY'S Manager has h s day returned from Paris with an assortment of the most elegant and fashionable Summer Bonnets, selected from the magasins of the first houses in that city. - JAY'S, *The London General Mourning Warehouse, 217, 219, and 251, Regent-street. June 1, 1864 NOVEL STYLE in FRENCH BONNETS.— French fash'on has produced Sonnets for this mont , i of a light go •samer texture, which ace aunodate the present style of wearing sna displaying the lady's h .ir. They are of the most exquisite variety, and, though still adhering to the favourite colours of black, white, and neutral, are entirely remodelled In shape, size, and substance. b'pe,ially imported froni Paris for JAY'S, The Lc.7.- - 'cri General siourninz Warehouse, 247, .:49, and 231, Regent-street. COALS. —The LILLESHALL COMPANY'S COAL Direct from their own Collier:es. Marquis'. 23s. per ton. I Double ^Os. per ton. Top 0 2s. „ I Deep Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and i 7, South Wharf, Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke Terms eaol. JOHN SCOTT, Sole Agent. T" THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, c De had Eveiy Evening of G. R. GLILNIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. The Weather—Sun Office, July 6, 1864. -4 1 .-- TITERMOMETER. This day at Two o'clock 6O Barometer-30.05. WIND—N.II%; moderate breeze and fine. EIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY.—Morning, 313.. 36m.—Afternoon, 3h. 52m. ro-igoßsovi.-Morning, 4a. 9m.—Afternoon, 4a.2Sw. c 5.49 eiljg glint LONDON, WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1864. Seldom, if ever, has a debate in the House of C o mmons been so evenly balanced between contest ing parties—we say contesting parties advisedly, not c onflicting. opinions. The supporters of the Government, while endeavouring to etigmatise this question as a party move on the side of the Oppo sition, ars themselves avowedly viewing i': as a party question. The speech of Mr. HonsmAN last evening was, perhaps, one of the most glaring non• sequiturs ever addressed to the British House of Commons. Throughout his speech—every sentence of which evidenced his recognition of the false position and feeble conduct of the Government—he was followed by n —Pposition cheers, when, at the conclusion, he turned completely round upon the obvious deductions from, hi s ow e arguments, and, amidst unexpected applause from the Ministerial benches, declared his intention to support the Government, although they were, by his own show ing, so evidently in the wrong ! The eau.' might be a good cause, but the price was , 0 0 much to pay for it. In like manner Mr. c ott „ f i s prepared to vote with Ministers, 'while he differs entirely with their policy and denounces their proceedings. Pitiable, indeed, is the position of the Administration, when even its friends are obliged to admit, in the words of Mr. COBDEN \ last evening, that " Our present diplomatic sy6tem 1 has broken down. Oar Foreign-office has lost its I credit with foreign countries. You cannot hence forward approach a foreign country upon any ques tion of foreign policy in which you will not be looked upon with a want of consideration, and even with mistrust? And, to make bad worse, this result is so evidently the fruit of our own mis management 1, "The great fault we commit in these things," we quote again from Mr. CoDDEN, tilt supporter of the Government, "always is that we allow ourselves to be betrayed into something like manses without duly measuring the power we have of carrying out those menaces." No wonder 1 that these only too truthful words were drowned 'in loud cheers from the Opposition. Alluding to these unhappy and worse than futile threats, Lord S TANLEY very happily observed during Mon day night's debate :—" The noble lord threatened us conditionally with a war. I try to look at the best side of things, and am willing to believe that he did not mean it. I believe it was not the announcement of a future policy, but the indulgence of an inveterate habit. One can imagine that the noble lord may have been in favour of fighting as. a time when fighting, however impolitic, would have led to substantial results ; but to say that now, after Holstein is gone and Schleswig taken, you will fight for Copenhagen, is very much as though 5311V3 ally of ours were to say, Ireland may be invaded, and we won't help you; Scotland may be invaded, end we won't help you ; England even may be invaded, and we won't help you ; bat let them touch the Isle of Wight, and we will at once rush to your assistance." Equally telling and equally unanswerable was Lord ROBERT CECIL'S lud'crous comparison when he said yesterday that " after our efforts daring the last nine months had been despised—after we had failed in every attempt to obtain pacification, and to secure the integrity and independence of Denmark—after all this, it was too much that the noble lord should toll us that if Copenhagen were taken, that if the population were slaughtered, and in case the KING were taken pri soner of war, her MAJESTY'S Government would be prepared to consider such a contingency." He con tinued—" I do not think that since the ancient PISTOL swallowed his leek, saying that he did it in revenge, such an exhibition was ever made before the world." Whatever be the result of the division as regards the numbers voted, one fact is already very apparent from this debate. The conduct of the Government—so admirably typified by one of COLLINS'S Passions which shall be nameless—the one, we mean, who, so eager to stretch forth hie hand, " -- its skill to try Amid the chords bewildered laid, Then back recoiled, he knew not why, Scared at the sound himself had made," This conduct, so recklessly threatening and so re creantly retreating, is not approved by the House of Commons ! Even those members who will vote for the Government, as a Governn2ent, denounce their principles, as a policy. It is not often in real life that we meet with those strange scenes and atrikieg warnings which make novels famous and impert,a vitality to the represen tations of the drama. The current of events gene rally flows on more evenly, and is marked wilts im pressive warnings, but of a more subdued character. Tue other evening, however, brought a truth home to the hearts of Ministers which they must have telt, however carefully and cleverly they concealed their conviction from the vulgar gaze and prying inspec tion of the crowds without and within the wails of Parliament. This is not the first time that Lord PALMERSTON has failed when he appeared under such flattering auspices as the Premier of England. Once before he came back from his appeal to the country with the ranks of his supporters swelled by the results of the election that had just taken place. But his " hundred majority," of famous memory, did not avail him. He was ignominiously expelled from power. Still, in comparison with the present excitement, this affair of the Conspiracy Bill was as nothing. When the eyes of experienced states. men surveyed the scene at St. Stephen's on Monday they must have foreseen the vast importance of the significant spectacle before them. Not since the days of the Reform Bill has such excitement been manifested. Those who can remember the vivid demonstration of feeling, and the eager expression of opinions that then took place, must go back to the memory of that time for a precedent, but those who are not able to recollect that stormy epoch can imagine no counterpart to the scene, and will, there fore, consider this as an event in their lives. No vote of censure or triumphant majority at the elec tions for their opponents could possibly speak more emphatically to the Government in condemnation of their policy than did the appearance of public feeling among all classes on Mondry. It was the handwriting on the wall which spoke in a double capacity to them as to the monarch of antiquity. It told of the pact, and it presaged of the future, for while it reconciled their errors, it foretold the approaching doom that those ernes had occasioned To make the lesson complete, we must call to mind the circumstances under which the present Ministers took office. It was pre-eminently by a subterfuge--'' a dodge" it has been called, and cor rectly thus defined. Earl RUSSELL then over shadowed his career by his mean and unworthy conduct respecting the Reform Bill, and his sub sequent course at the Foreign-office has put the seal to the transaction. Deceit indeed has been the watchword of this Administration from the first when they took office en the plea of bringing in a better Reform Bill than their predecessors. They have deceived the house, their supporters, the country, and the world during their tenure of office since 1859. The next year witnessed the conclusion of the 'abortive attempts at Reform. 1 his was the first exemplification at falsity, and then followed by degr.es that coerce of foreign policy alike so disgraceful and so disastrous in its effects and consequences. The English people bear a great deal for the sake of peace and order, but there are times when things go too far for endur ance, and the conduct of our Ministers has now reached that pitch. Seldom has a public man ad dressed a more numerous or brilliant auditory than did Mr. DISRAELI on Monday evening. The right hon. gentleman the Leader of the Opposition occupied a proud position that evening. He stool; forth as the exponent of the principles and the representative of the spirit of the people of this country. He st oo d on a vantage ground, which his opponents must have bitterly begrudged to him. The reception he met with from the crowds outside, and the welcome he received from his supporters in the House, were significant wit nesses to the truth of the cause, in which he was engaged. It is not upon orators, however brilliant, or upon tactics, however clever, that the chief as sistance may be reckoned upon, or from which the chief danger will be apprehended in this under taking. A stronger sentiment urges on the actors in this fitful drama. It is the conviction of the distrust of the people that paralyses the efforts of the Government, and the consciousness of the ap proval of the country that inspires and animater the opposition. It is only putting off the evil day, fir the Ministers to affirm that they are sure and confident of success. A victory gained in defiance of public opinion is a very dangerous triumph, and One that the pages of all history can testify to be a u nwise one. The numbers who struggled to obtain tickets of admission, the early hour of their arrival, the eager demand for an impossible entrance, anti the patient endcrance of long hours of waiting, w ere all proofs said that Lord PatzrEßeToN must be too wise not to the tokens. see the signs an d recognise hi His career in the political w or ld has bees an unusually long one; many of his contemporaries have vanished from the scene of strife, while he still fights on with freshness and vig o u r , b ut h e must know that in the lonizest life a men does not witness 1% scene like that of Monday more than onoa or twice. It is not pro bable that he i3unaw3ro of hi position, end the THE SUN, LOND:)N, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JULY 6, 1864. experiences of the other eventful day must have told him of the dangers he will encounter if he persists is running counter to the general tone and expres sion of feeling. He had better take to heart a sage maxim, which tells him, " Fas est ab hoste doceri," and consider the advice given to him by Lord STANLEY, that if he appeals to the country from the decision of Parliament, he will not have a very good or effective cry to urge on his supporters and intimidate his opponents. The noble lord said that the watchword of the foreign policy of the Minis ters would be—" France has been alienated, Ger many insulted, Denmark abandonA, Poland en couraged to revolt, and deserted." The greatest effrontery can hardly attempt to withstand the corn bined eff,cts of such a combination, and it is impos sible for the most adroit or subtle supporter of the Government to do away with the impression that now prevails against them throughout the length and breadth of the land. The colonising spirit of the English has long been one of the distinguishing features of the race. It is many a long day since the Mayflower first set sail across the Atlantic, but the vast nation which so haughtily confronts us now owes her existence to the perseverance and the energy of English colonists. East and west, north and south, have Englishmen taken root, and in every spot the love of freedom, the power of self-government, and that indomitable enterprise which commands success have grown up with them. We are not famous in ordinary life for accommodating ourselves readily to new ways, for identifying ourselves to easily with other nation's. To do at Rome as the Romans do is a piece of advice very muan needed by the sturdy Anglo-Saxon, and like other pieces of much needed advice it is very little heeded. Bat directly an Englishman forms part of an actual settlement the case is changed; he adapts himself readily to his altered circumstances, or rather he bends them to him, and the reward of his happy facility is usually found in a thriving and prosperous commu nity. English colonies have been singularly fortu nate, some more, some less, but all as a general rule. There is, however, one unhappy exception, which can yet hardly be rightly called an exception, since the drawback is, that the district iu question has never been colonised. It owns English sway and acknowledges English authorities, but further than that, it has no share in the busy hive of working bees. - Why so fine a tract of land should have been co long neglected, why a territory three or four times as large as England itself should be practically useless to us, except in the interest of a few traders, is one of the incomprehensible anomalies of cur political system. There have no doubt been great difficulties in the way of dealing with the Hudson's Bay territories, owing to the existence of some of those charters, by which in former days kings made such reckless gifts to favoured sul - jects. The gift of a Tract of land, estimated at a million and a halt rqaare miles, was certainly r ther a rash proceeding even fox the days of CHARLES the Second, but the Merry Monarch was possibly it,flueeced in his libe rality by the reflection that the lands in question belonged to his French neighbours. No doubt can be now thrown upon the English right of tenure, since the territories were fairly made over to this country about a century since. If legal quibbles are to interfere with sound legislation, however, it seems that the fact of thus bestowing lund which did not realty belong to hisi might invalidate the claim, founded on the king's charter. It must be a very remarkable case which all legal authorities are agreed upon, yet this, says Mr. MILLS, is the case with regard to the right of the Hudson's Bay Com pany to these territories. rt is universally held that it is impossible to dispute the validity of a charter which has existed for 200 years, a found principle, no doubt, in the main, but one which may be strained too far. T►he state of things at present existing, and to which Mr. MILLS lest week called the attention of the house, is not altogether satis- factory. Wide tracts of land, extending from Ca nada to the Racky Mountains, are lying waste, for we may call them waste when they are peopled only by the fur trapper and the Indian. And yet the North American continent has proved to be speci ally favourable to the Anglo-Saxon race, its natural gifts are magnificent, the tract of land to which Mr. MILLS more esp:•cially referred the other night having been declared by competent authorities to comprise some of the most fertile land in North America. Ytt this fine territory is practically abut out from the colonist, for there are no regular means of communication with Canada, and a barren waste ties between. It would be immensely to the public advantage if a chain of settlements could be extended from Canada to British Columbia; if high roads and railway lines penetrated through that vast tract which lies between, and the dwellers in the Red River settlement were no longer an isolated community, but the members of one great and united State, which should add immensely to the power and influence of England on the North American continent. Why, then, should this great opportanfty be lost, and the RA River settlement left to fall into American lianas of under American influence ? It is undoubtedly our work to improve and to cultivate the northern part of North America, and it.is a task peculiarly con genial to Eaglian enterprise and ability. It is use less to expect mutt. help from those who are inte- rested in preso:rving the land as a wilderness, Silver foxes, ermines, martens, and their species do not co:nmonly flourish in the vicinity of thriving settlements, and therefore we must not be surptised if the members of the Hudson's Bay Company do - - not display much alacrity in the matter. It has, indeed, been statel that the principal directors have shown no unwillingness to adapt themselves to the change of the times, but that their agents and officials object very strongly to any innovation, and intend to uphold the superior merits of the fur tradu at all hazards. Still it is something that the ques tion should have been brought up again, and open discussion on the matter will do much good. It is satisfactory, too, to find that the Government is actually in communication with the Canadian authorities upon the matter, so that there is a rea- sonable prospect of a final adjustment of differences. It is of comparatively little moment what are the relative proportions of the responsibilities incurred, provided that all parties agree to carry on the means of communication, and to throw open this magnificent territory to English settlers. Mr. CARDWELL promises that he at least will give no pledge on the question of the boundaries without the approval of the House, but in truth the question of a few miles of land more or less belonging to Canada or to the Hudson's Bay territory is less to be regarded in the present state of the colony than the general advantage. At any rate, it is time that these minor differences were arranged, and that no personal interests or local jealousies be further suffered to retard the civilisation and obstruct tha development of what might be a noble English colony. ANECDOTE OF HAWTHORN.z.--On the last even ing that 1 passed there I remember that our talk rambled, after many thing, as men's talk often will, to the question of what was to happen to ua when lie is over. We were speaking of the Ep ritualist creed, that existence recommences, under another form, the moment after death. `Aar' said Hawthorne, half laughing, halt seriously, " I hope there will be a break. A couple of thousand years or so of sleep is the least that I can do with before I begin life egaigt:', LATEST INTELLIGENCE. (RETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.) AMERICA. (Per the Saxonia,) NEW YORK, JUNE 25. The news from the army of the Potomac is very meagre, and is entirely unofficial, It is under stood Grant is executing a movement of great im portance, the nature of which is unknown to the public. It has been rumoured that the army was being transferred to Bermuda Hundred. Latest advicee, which are up to the morning of June 23, stare that, on the night of the 21,4, Han cock's and Wright's corps marched from the right to the left of the Federal lines, for the purpose of more closely investing Petersburg by covering the line of the Weldon Bsilroad. Gen. Lee seemed to have anticipated this movement, for, when near the Jerusalem plank-road, the two corps were con fronted by Hill's corps, and a sharp skirmish en sued, during which the Confederates suddenly charged upon the Twelfth New York Artillery, drove back the infantry supports, and captured four guns. The Federals, however, soon rallied, and the line was re. established. A reconnaissance was then made which developed the Confederatea in strong force on an intrenched line. Orders were issued for a concentration of troops against this point, a line of battle was formed, and a general engagement seemed imminent on the 24th. Heavy firing in that direction was heard at City Point on that day, but the results were not known. On the 18th, 19th, and 20th there was no fight ing beyond occasional picket skirmishing. Presi dent Lincoln visited General Grant at City Point on the 21st. It is reported, unoffieiaPy, that General Butler's forces have succeeded in destroying about three miles of the Petersburg and Rientuond Railroad. The James River has been obstructed by sunken vessels at a point about four and a half miles below Fort Darling by orders of Gen. Grant, who, it is believed, considered his transports menaced by the Confederate rams. Confederate accounts represent that Gen. Hunter has been defeated, and a large number of his troops captured. They assert also that Lynchburg is perfectly safe, and th a t a n Grant's operations against Petersburg are worse than useless. The .Richmond Despatch predicts the capture of Sheri. dan's force, which is supposed to be ezecutiug an. other raid. On the 20th a force of 1,800 Federate, under Gen. Abercrombie, while acting as a guard for Gen. Sheridan's trains left at White House, was attacked by a force of about 7,000 Confederate cavalry under Fitzhugh Lee and Wade Hampton. The Confe derates were speedily repulsed by the Federat batteries and three gunboats lying in the Pamunkey River. A despiteh from General Sherman, dated on the afternoon of the 21st inst., stated that his lines nave been steadily pressed forward, and that an important position had been eapiured by General Howsrd's corps. The Confederates had made save. ral attempts to regain the lost ground, making seven assaults on Stanley's division. 1 hey were decidedly repulsed with a loss of 700 men. It is rumoured that a portion of Sherman's forces recently suc ceeded in crossing the Chattahoochie, and that a general engagement was immediately expected. Kirby Smith, with a large force, was believed to be marching to reinforce Johnstone. Nothing further is reported in relation to the movement of the forces under General Forrest, but it is asserted that General Sherman has taken pre. cautions amply sufficient to secure his communica• Lions against the operations of Forrest. New Orleans advices state that the State of Arkansas is overrun with guerillas. The Federals, however, still h, id Little Rock and Pine Bluffs. General Banks was at New Orleans. Admiral Porter reports that the Federal ironolads recently silenced and captured a Confederate bat- tory of two rifled 32 pounders on the Atchafalaya, near Semmesport, Louisiuri. In the Federal Senate, Mr. Johnson, of Mary land, offered a resolution rtquesting the President to inform Congress whether authority had been vented to any one to obtain recruits from Ireland or Canada for the Federal army or navy. Mr. Powell, of K-rtncky, offered a resolution requesting the President to revoke the military order suppressing the circulation of the Cincinna Inquirer, and to issue Lunn orders as will prevGn 'ortner nsilitary interference with the freedom o he Press. The bill repealing the Fugitive Slave Law was passed by a vote of 24 against 7. This bill, having passed both houses, now s'il 3 PlY awaits the Presi dent's signature. Ia the House of Representatives th e Loan Bill was passed. This bill authorises Secretary Chase to borrow 400,000,000 dols., frets time to time, upon six per cent. bonds, redeeratible in five to forty years. The interest payable in coin semi-annually. Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, gave notice of his in tention to introduce a bill to establish peace among the people of the United States. A Washington despatch s.y s that the military authorities of Ohio urge the re -arrest of Mr. Val tandigham, but notify the G overnment t h a t blood- shed would be nnavoidabla in so doings a s an armed and numerous organisation 8 pl e dged to protect i him. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, JUNE 24, P.m. The money market is active, the current rate being 7 per cent. Government Securities Registered Sires of 1881, 105 k: Coupon do., 112 1; F i ve Twenties, 1051; Seven Thirties, 1 07 ; One Ye ar Ci:rtificates, 951. are dull. Gold is firm at 2 16, and Bankers' Bills. E x change 238 for The share market is active. Erie, 1121; New York Central, 1331; H udson Ri ve r, 141 ; Har lem, 238; Readin g , 1391 • illi n nia Central, 1291; Michigan Central, 139; ;Michigan Southern, 93 ; Chicago and Rcck Island, 113; Pittsburg, Fort Wayne, and Chicago, 1141. ".......•••• SOU i HAMPTON, JULY 6. The Hamburg and American Company's steamer Saxonia, from New York on the 25th Sane, arrived here this morni ng, With 100 passengers for this port, Havre, and Hamb urg, and 60 blgs of mails, of which 42 are for London. No 811"" NEW YORK, JUNE 25, 11 a.m. Nothing ° fficial from Geaeral Grant or Mr. Stanton. The newspaper despatches, which are vague and contradictory, repo r t that the arm y is gradually moving by the left, to the south of Petersburg, for the destruction of the Weldon and the Lynchburg Railways. On the other hand, Lee is reported as demcnstrating against Grant's communications, via James River. Nine brigades have been detached by Lee to operate against Hunter. - Sherman reports that on the . laikiit of the 20th flst. he repals., , d the enemy in Bevan dibtinet at ,fnapts to r:tako a pzition pre;inelY curled 't's7 The Constitutional Convention of Maryland has abolished slavery in that State, by a majority of 53 against 27. The meeting of the Democratic Convention, to b 3 held at Chicago for the inauguration of the Pre. sidential campaign, has been postponed from July 4 to August 29. Isaac Henderson, navy egent, at this port, and one of the proprietors of an Administration journal (the Evening Post) has been arrested upon a charge of defrauding the aivernment. The Grand Jury have declined to take action in the matte: of the suppression of the World and Journal of Commarc3 ne wapapers, on the grounds of inexpediency. THE WAR IN NEW ZEALAND, JULY 6, 11 A.M. The following telegram has been received at the War-office : " TANRANGA, MAY 4. " On April 29 Mejor•General Cameron attacked the rebels, who held a very strong position near Tanranga ; the assault was unsuccessful, but the enemy, who had suffered severely, abandoned the position under cover of the night. [Tanranga is on the east coast, about 100 miles south of Auckland.] " Our lose, together with that of the Royal Navy, amounts to 7 officers killed, 7 wounded, 21 men killed, 77 wounded. The officers killed are— Capt. Hamilton, H.M.S. Esk ; Lieut. Hill, H.M.S. Curacoa; Capt. R. C. Glover, 43d Regiment; Capt. C. R. Kure, 43d Regiment; Capt. R. T. F. Hama , . ton, 431 Reg6ect ; Capt. E. Utterton, 43d Regi ment; Ensign C. J. Langlands, 43d Regiment. "The officers wounded are Commander Hay, H.M.S. Harrier (since dead, on April 30); Lieutenant Duff, H.M.S. Esk, very severely ; Lieutenant Hammick, H.M.S. Curagol, very severely; Lientenant•Colone, Booth, 43d Re giment (since dead, on April 30); Lieutenant F. G. E. Glover, 431 Regiment (dace dead, on May 1) ; Ensign Clerk, 43;.1 Regiment, severely ; Ensign Nicholls, 43d Regiment, slightly. JAPAN. SHANGHAI, MAY 23. The expedition to reopen the Straits of Shim°, noseki has sailed. PRUSSIA. BERLIN, JULY 6. Prince John, youngest brother of King Christian of Denmark, has arrived here, and will probably proceed to Carlsbad. BOMBAY AND MAURITIUS MAILS. MAL l'A, JULY 5, The Delhi left for Marseilles at 10 p.m. yes. :erday. The Eilora leaves for Southampton at 8 a.m, ;hie day. OUTWARD CALCU LTA, CHINA, AND AUSTRALIA MAILS. The Poonab, from S,rtthatnpton on the 20th June, reached Malta on the 29th, at 8 a.m., and left at 6 p.m. for Alexandria. The Euxizie, from Marseilles on the 29th June, arrived at Malta at midnight on the Ist inst., and left at 5 a,m. on the 2d for Alexandria. I RANCE. BOURSE, July s.—The market still continues in the same inactive state. Threes far the Account are unvaried ft t 66t. loc. iNlohilier last quoted at 1,072 f. 500.. Railway Shares show but slight va riation from previous prices. The market closed as follows : 41 per Cents. 94 90 Do. end month.... Italian Loan 7O Do. end month 7O Ditto Threes, NOO7 Mexican Russian Austrian Spanish Threes — Fionae Debt .. 5O Deferred per Cents Do. end month 66 25 Credit Mobilier...,loS7 50 Do. end month 1090 Bank Shares 3310 Credit J 4 oncier l2BO Roman RAIL I Cash. Orleans 872 50 ~ Northern .... Lyons and HocliUrranean 892 50 New ditto Account. 875 997 50 900 Southern Wenern dastern Sardinian 651 25 .. 660 - 502 50 .. 472 50 .. 363 75 .. 475 - 3t - ;5 - 406 25 Austrian Lorplytrd North of Spain Saragossa 552 50 Ditto to Barcelona 410 - 638 75 431 25 655 - Highgate Arch-way Toll-gate. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIR,--On the evening of May 16th I interfered and pro tected a young gentleman, who was being brutally assaulted by the two Highgate Arch-way Toll-gate keepers, Thomas Page and John FeitbGrstone. These men were subsequently convicted by Mr. Barker, on May 24th, and fixed £5, With the option of 21 days' im • prisonment. I appeared as a witness for the complainant. I wish, through the press, to inform the public that since the above occurrence my toll has been raised from 4cl. to fid. I have driven the above road almost daily for about two years, and, until I offended these two men, whore the worthy magistrate stigmatised as " brutal and cowardly," I was charged, what all other residents on that line of road paid, viz., 4d. toll; but since tilay 16th not only myself, but any branch of my family who has been recognised by them has been charged 6d. Comment is unnecessary. I am, sir, your obedient servant, WM. H. BRACHER, 15, Great Ormond street, sth July, 1861. MARKETS—This Day, MATIK-LANE. The supply of home grown wheat on sale here to-day was very moderate. However, the trade both for red and white qualities was in a sluggish state, at Monday's cur rencies. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheats, Prime red American descriptions changed hands to a mo derate extent, at late rates ; otherwise the foreign trade was quiet, on tormer terms. Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily, at full prices. The market was seasonably well supplied with barley. On the whole the trade was steady, at full currencies. The malt trade was steady, at late rates. Oats, the supply of which was tolerably large, met a slow sale, at the recent fall in prices. Beans and peas ruled firm, at quite previous rates. The ibur trade was quiet, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS NUE.. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.— 410 1,620 1, 3 51 1 450 Irish - 50.0 looretzn.... -10,310 530 12, , 850 Do eke, brls. General Whittaker. Heavy rains had prevented further advance. The Senate, on the 23d inst., concurred in the repeal of the Fugitive Slave Law, by a vote of 22 against 12. BOROUGH HOP. _ . The amount of business doing in hops is very moderate, and prices were, in some instances, the turn in favour of buyers. The accounts from the plantations are more satis- factory. WHITECHATEL. The supply of meat on sale is moderato, and the demand rules inactive, as follows: Beef, from 2a 10d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; lamb, 6s 4d to 6s Od ; Teal, 3s 10d to 41 8d; and pork, 33 to 41 63 per 81b8 by the carcase, THE FIFTY-MILE TROTTING MATCH AT LEEDS. A—Yesterday, before the Leeds West Riding Magis' trates, Willoughby Green, of Smithfield Ironworks, Leeds, and owner of the celebrated American trotting horse, Jack Rossiter, was charged with cruelly overdriving the said horse, in a match for £5O a side last Monday week. He was fined £5 and costs. His opponent in the match, John Robson, of the Talbot Hotel, Leeds, whose mare dropped down dead at Scarcroft, was not allowed the option of a fine, but was sentenced 6 one month's hard labour. Notice o; srpeal was givaz. . _ Naval and Military Intelligence. --- Yesterday afternoon the launch of the armour. plated screw corvette Favourite took p!ace from her building slip at Deptfo-d Dockyard, in the pre.• sence of a numerous company, among wtiona were Sir Henry Chads, Admiral Goldeknith, Admiral Rodney Mundy Mr. Aldermeei S tlernone, ALP., Capt. H. Chads, Captain-S1;, of the eata. mister shipwright, and blishment, Mr. M. Ls , : ac r, other officers of yard. The c eremony of christen ing was perfrertned by Miss Laura Chads, sister of the Captain-Superintendent, and, the dog shores been knocked away, the vessel instantly 61ided into the river, where she was taken in tow by Government tus, end brought to moorings nearly opposite the dockyard. There she will re main for a few days, prior to being removed to Woolwich to receiv e her iron plates aad armament. The Favourite Was originally intended as a 21 gun corvette, Ti er keel having been laid on the 23d of August, 1860, but she was subsequently con verted into an ironclad. She has been completed under the superintendence of Mr. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the nary. Sne is to carry ten guns, six of which are 110, and four 100 pounders. Her 'armour plates will be 572 tons, and her engines of 400 horse power. T.te following are her dimen sions :—Length between perpendiculars, 225 ft ; do. for tonnage, 262 ft. 81iu, ; do. of the keel for ton nage, 195 ft. 61in. ; breadth extreme, 46ft. ; do. for tonnage, 44ft. 10 in. ; do. moulded, 44ft. 23-in.; depth in hold, 25ft.; burden in tons, builders measurement, 2,093 76.64. Afrer the launch her light draught of water forward was found to be Btt 9in., and aft do. 16ft. Sin. Yesterday Mr. N. W. Walker, inspecting auditor of dockyard accounts, accompanied by Mr. Watson, from the Admiralty, visited Chatham Dockyard, and were occupied in investigmiug the accounts et material, labour, and workmanship connected with the building of the ironclad•frigaie Royal Oak, tht. first of the ironclads constructed at Chatham, with the xiev? of obtaining an accurate account of the entire cost of that vessel, in order that a compari son may be made with the acc,unts connected with the Prince Consort, ironcl a d frigate, constructed at Pembroke dockyard, The followin7, appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Capt. S. Osborn, C. 8., to thb Royal Sovereign, commissioned ; Cqpt. N. E. 'fur nour to tht; Ciio, commissioned—A. Lew, paymaster, to the inio—H. S. Collins, p aymaster, to the War rirdr—A. G. Young, assistant -paymaster, to the Clio —J. M'lnnes, assist.-surg., to the Excellent—Dr H. S. Smart, assist..surg., to the Asia—T. W. W. Tandy, chief engineer, to the Fisgard, for the Favourite—G. Mills, engineer, to the Asia, for the Whiting —T. Grey, clerk, to the Shepherd, assist.-clerk, to the Cumberland, for naval blrracks B. H. Chitnn o, assist.-clerk, to the Clio—P. W. G. Canning and J. P. Braise, assist.-cierkq, additional to the Fisgard—and W. Jennings and C. H. Fauvel assist.-clerks, to the Fisgard, as supernumeraries. Extraordinary Scene, Yesterday a very extraordinary scene took place before the Lords' committee to whom had been re ferred the Belfast Improvement Bill. In 1865 a suit was instituted by the Attorney-General for Ireland, at the relation of Mr. John Rea, solicitor, against certain members of the Belfast corporation, for paving exceeded their borrowing powers, and the Lord Chancellor declared the defendants re sponsible for the sums overborrowed, amounting altogether to £133,030. Since that time several attempts have beer. made by the corporation and its friends to obtain the consent of their opponents, who are all of the Liberal party, to a bill of indemnity, out Mr. Rea and those wno set with him have de clared that, inasmuch as the corporation has hitherto been exclusively in the hands of the Tories, who have used their influence to disfranchise their oppo. nents, the only terms on which they will consent to an Indemnity Bill are the complete political reor ganization of the Town Council, to be followed, as they confidently assert it wilt, by the return of Li beral representatives for many of the constituencies in Ulster that now return Conservatives. Several bills introduced into Parliament to legalise the ex• cessive expenditure have been vigorously opposed b;s the Liberals, and up to this ti o aao not less than £30,000 has been spent on eittiar side in a conte,c which has now lasted over nice years. In 1860 tie matters in dispute were submitted to arbitration, the Right Hon. the Colonial Minister, who was the Chief Secretary for Ireland, acting as umpire, and a bill was introduced during the present session and passed through the Commons, confirming the award, on condition that a public bill should be introduced to prevent if possible the further disfranchisement of Liberal ratepayers, and to remedy the other grievances complained of. The public bill intro duced by Sir Hugh Cairns being considered wholly inadequate, no fewer than five petitions were pre sented to the House of Lords against the Private Indemnity Bill, and referred to a committee, con sisting of Earl Grey (chairman), Rivers, Wrottesley, and Lords Nelson, e. When the committee met, Mr. ER,ENSTER, Q C. (of the Irish bar), objected to the opponents being heard, on the ground that they were parties to and were bound by the award. Mr. Phinn, Q.C., Mr. Forsythe, Q.C. and Mr. Austin argued that their clients, Mr. John F. Fer guson, D.Io, Dr. Denvir, the Roman Catholic bishop, and others had not signed the deed of sub• mission, and that Mr. Rea, who did sign it as re lator in the Chan cer y su it, h a d no p ower to bind them. Mr• APKENNA, who appeared on behalf of the 40,000 Rowan Catholic inhabitants of Belfast, was heard on the same side. Mr. REA claimed to be heard, but The CIIAIRMAN -declined, as he was a party to he submits:on. The room baying beEn cleared the committee deliberated, and when the parties were again ad mitted the Chairman said they were of opinion that the arbitrators had heard the case furl, and tat they would not hear cry objections to the award. Mr. REA-I must now respectfully claim my right as relator in tho Chancery suit to read my petition, and then if your lordships order me to retire I will do al. I refustd £20,000 iu order that I tnig;it appear before the Lords' Committee, and you will not be doing me justice if you refuse to hear ray petition. It is quite impossible for me to exaggerate the respect I have for the five peers of the realm who compose this committee, and I con- Bider it a great privilege to have suffered for ten years to be allowed to address them. Lord GREY-Mr. Ess, your petition is before us, and we have looked at it. We think that is quite sufficient. Mr. REA-It must be read either by the clerk or by myself. You are bound on your oaths es peers to enter it as reed on the rniouies. Witnesses must also be produced to prove the deed of submission, for I do not admit I signed it. Earl GREY—I must insist on your being silent. Mr. REA—And I must insist on your removing me by force from the room. Eirl GREY—You must withdraw. Mr TEA---I will not withdraw voluntarily. Earl GREY—We must make you withdraw. Mr REA—I am a subject of her Mujesty, and a bolted earl shall not tyrannize over me. It is an act of tyranny, for which I will hold you answer- able. I impute no improper motives to you. I will only be removed by Lorca ; but a formal aasault will be quite sufficient. 1 got myself dragged from the Hou4:o of Commons because I thought the Lords' Committee would hear me. It is illegal to remote me except by the officers o tha House. I did not expect that Earl Grey's eon would outrage tho laws of the Constitution, after his father saving England from a revolution; and I hope Earl Nelson, fur the sake of the name ho boars, vviil prevent this outrage. The police have no more right to remove me than a Frenchman has to drag him from the dock cf an English man'of war. Two policemen were then brought in and caught hold of Mr Rea, who then went quietly with them out of the room. The bill then passad through committee. Mr M'KENNA said he hoped their Lordships would make some huggestion in their report by which 4,001) men, whowhose 2Ause they had not heart:, would be made to keep the peace, for he would tee! bound to tell them that they had been. aggritved and were the victims of irilitice. R i. -eltn ITat HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, Ju ly 5. The Queen, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Beatrice, went to London this mornir.g, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Major- General Seymour, and Colonel the Hon. A. Hardinge, and visited the Horticultural Gardens at South-Ken sington. Her Majesty was met by Earl Grosvenor, Sir W. Dilko, Mr. Cole, and the cflicers of the es tablishment. Her Majesty returned to Windsor Castle shortly before one o'clock. His Royal Highness Prince Leopold tock a car+ riage airing, attended by Mr. Buff. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cana• bridge and the Princess Miry of Cambridge, at tended by Captain Amur Eilie, visited the Qaeen and remained to luncheon, Her Royal Highness Princess Helena, attended by Lady Caroline Barrington and Colonel F, Sey. moor, C,8., returned at two o'clock from London. The Countess of Caledon has succeeded the Mar chioness of Ely as Lady in Waiting. Lord Cre rnorne and Col. F. Seymour, C. 8., have succeeded Lord de Tabley and Col. the Hon. A. Lddell as Lord and Groom in Waiting. The Prince and Princess of Wales, The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by the Prince and Princess Louis of Hes,e, and the Prince and Princess of L3iningen, went to the Horse Show at the Agricultural 11111, Islington, yesterday, attended by the Marchioness of Caralr then and Captain Gr:y. The Princess of W,les, accompanied by Princess Louis of Hesse and the Princess of Loiothgea, took a carriage drive. The Prince of Wald, accompanied by Prince Louis of Hesse and the prince of Leiniogen, rode on horseback. Toe Prince and Princess of Wales, and the Prince end Princess of Leiningen dined with his Royal highness the Doke of Cambridge at Gloucester House. Tree Marchioness of C.Jmarthen and Ciptain Grey were in attendance. QUEEN'S VISIT TO Til ROYAL HORTICULTURAL GARDENS.--Her M ajesty, accompanied by the Princess Beatrice, visited the Royal Horticultural Gardens yesterday, for the purpose of inspecting the progress of the works and additional planting. The Queen entered by Mr Ormsen's new conservatory in Prince Albert's- road, and inspected the stove-house adjacc it made or the purpose of exlebiting through place-glass orchids and other stove plants. Her Niajesty passed through the northern arcades and the conservatory, and expressed her approval of the decolarions, and the means adopted for lighting at the fel lows' evening conva sazioni, The skeleton of the great sus pension tent, with Me,srs Waterer and Godfrey's rhodo dendrons, still on the banks, was next visited, and the Queen returned to the gardens through the new conserve tory, with which it is proposed to complete she arcades on both sides. The new plantations in the centre,and the bank planted with a fine stock of rhododendrons, presented by Mrs Hope, of the Deepdene, were examined. Minton's majolica fountain received much attention. Her Majesty desired that a specimen of the new g,rden umbrellas should be forwarded to Windsor. Upon her Majesty's depart ing the Queen was pleased to oxproes her entire approval and great pleasure at the improvements recently carried out. The Duchess of Buccieuch had a dancing party last evening at Sefton House, Belgrave-squate. A select party was present. The Earl of Derby was better yesterday ; the noble earl was more free from pain. He is still confined to his bed, and there is not the leant prospect that his lordship will be able to attend in the House of Lords this week. The Earl and Countess of Cardigan entertained at dinner, on Monday last, the Eal and Countess of Stradbroke, Lord and Lady Curzon, Lord Loughborough, Hon. Mrs. Pious, Hon. George Fitzwilliam, Hon. Sr. George Foley, Hon. Eliot Yorke, General Cotton, Captain Salkeley, Mr and M rs B ar i ng, Mrs de Horsey, and Mr Henry Petre. Toe Count and Countess Haniskorff and family have arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn• street, from Paris. 'Loa Lord Provost of Edinburgh has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Paris. Lady Dia , Jbet.'s second hail, announced for Alonday, the 11th inst., is postponed to Wednesday, the 13th inst. A marriage is to take place (when the parties conic of age) between Robert Stapleton Cotton, son of the Hon. Colonel S. Cotton, and Mis Fletcher, the ward of Lord Kenyon, and heiress of Mr Fletcher, of Lancashire, Fier Majesty's Theatre, By reason of the heavy Parliamentary reports, we must content ourselves with noifying that M. Gounod's new opera, " Mireille," under its Italian name, " Mirella," was performed last evening at Her Majesty's, with a magnifi cence in the general "getting up," and an excellence in the rendering of the music—alike by the principal artistes, the choruses, and the orchestra —entitled to our highest admiration. The princpal characters were supported by Mademoiselles Titiens, Treballi, Volpini, and Reboux (from, (Paris), Signors Giuglini and Junca, M. Gassier, and Mr Ssntley. The house was thronged, and the opera com. pletely triumphant. " Mirella" is to be repeated to-morrow, according to previous announcement. Royal Italian Opera. Last evening Diniz-ctti's pastoral opera, " d'Amore," was given, with brilliant success. Signor Mario, for the first time these eight years, was the Nemorino ; Signor Ronconi, Du!c.mara ; M. Faure, Belcore ; and Mademoiselle Adelina Patti, Adina. The opera is to bo repeated on Saturday, SADLER'S WELLS THEATRE.—A new and orgins4l burleeque, endrled " The Lost Child, o r The Pole, The Policeman, and The Bear," it announce pd to be produced here on Monday, 25ta inst., and followin g evtnings. The authors are Messrs Henry Bellingha m and William Best, and this is the first time of , 6 The Bohemian Girt" appearing in a burlesque form; DUMAS, in imitation of Elia contemporaries an this side e,f the Channel, has commenced giving readings of his works in Paris. THE CREW OF THE ALABAMA AT WESTOIV'S Music HALL.--.oa Monday 11 of the remairiii ig crew of the gallant but iii-fated Confederate cruie er Alabama, visited this popular place of amusement, and we re introduced to a crowded audience by Mr. Weston, amid at repeated and most enthusiastic applause. Mr. Bernard, c behalf of the gallant and weather-beaten defenders of tlitie unfortunate vessel, said they formed part of the survivors; of that ship sunk by the Federal war sloop, the E.earsago.. They only longed and hoped for an opportunity to meet th,o latter vessel, to wipe away the stain of defeat from their character, not from their bravery —as the late contest 1.4)- tween the two vessels was admitted to have been one )f the *nest gallant in the records of naval warfare. It w is Mr, Weston's intention to give these Li-aye sailers a bend it at the hall shortly. The sailors left the stage in the mid it of hearty English cheers, and were twice called on .he stage. Ono of their number briefly thanked the English public for the kind sympathy and support which had been shown them since they were saved from a watery grave by the Deerhound. FEDERAL AND CONFEDERATE CRUISERS. —The Preurseur of Antwerp of Saturday last says : " Yesterday afternoon a telegraphic despatch via Frax ice was received here by Captain Craven, commanding the 3:e deral tligate Niagara. The Niagara was engaged in cual ing, but that operation was suspended, and it was resolved that the frigate should leave the port to-day. From an early hour great activity prevailee. on board, and at one o'clock the Niagara got up steam and left. It' oz tr informa tion be correct she is bound for Cherbourg, in t he neigh bourhood of which port the Confederate cruiser 1-4`,!orida and another Southern vessel have been observed waiting the coming out of the Kearsage. Captain Craven expects to return to this port in about ten days." WHAT WILL THEY DO WITH IT —The bill for g iving power to the Commiesioners of Works to acqu ire a site for the concentration of the courts of justice arid law offices specially excepts Temple bar. It ; ,3 not to bo to ken or used with the consent of the Common Council of the city. Lord TENTEEPEN had an inveterate habit of bnuhhiog witnessee : One day b e was pretiding at a circuit dinner, and asked a county rn;gistrate if ho wouid take veniccn. " Thank ycu, my L or d ; am going to take boiled chicken." That, hire is no answer to ray question. I ask you again if you will take venison, and I will troubla you to say Yes or No without further prevarication." REMOVAL UF LONDON PAUPERS.—A return just issued shows that in the year 1863 2415 paupers were re moved under orders of removal from metropoiran pazishes to other parishes within the metropolis, 1,757 to other parishes in England an , NV,les without the metropolis, sod 409 Co Ireland. The numlat - ;r of removals was con.licler a'':,!y lee than in E6l.